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Peppermint Truffles Mint and chocolate, chocolate and mint, anyway you say it I love it. These actually melt in your mouth. The center stays all gooey and you just want to gobble these all up. Peppermint truffles will definitely be on our dessert table this Christmas! Peppermint Truffles Recipe Ingredients: 4 cups powdered sugar ½ […]
Eggnog Snickerdoodle Cookies Eggnog in a cookie! Even people that don’t like eggnog like these cookies. They are soft and scrumptious. Eggnog Snickerdoodle’s are a nutmeg flavored cookie. Eggnog Snickerdoodle Cookies Recipe Ingredients: 3 cups flour 2 teaspoons cream of tartar 1 teaspoon baking soda ½ cup sugar 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg ½ cup butter […]
Ozeri 8″ Textured Green Earth pan Want a pan that doesn’t require much oil, yet can fry an egg? Then you should purchase the Ozeri textured green earth pan. The textured bottom is pretty cool looking and I assumed it would probably make the food stick, NOPE, not at all, those textured grooves actually help […]
Day 24: Butter Crack Candy ’ Crack candies are easy and cook pretty fast. I remember my mom making different kinds when I was a kid. Butter Crack Candy Ingredients: ½ cup brown sugar ¼ cup butter ½ cup sugar 2 teaspoons vinegar ½ cup water 1 tsp vanilla Directions: Combine all the ingredients except […]
15 minute Easy Peanut Butter Fudge I seem to have a great deal of peanut butter this year. Usually I seem to have lots of mint. Any how, this is really easy fudge. You can have it done and cooling in less than 15 minutes.That is easy! Its also a perfect last minute gift for […]
Mice by Kfir Luzzatto is the third book in a series of short stories about Dave Callaghan, a paranormal private investigator. Hired by Frankie Leone (a mafioso-type of guy), Dave needs to find out why these mysterious mice keep popping up and annoying Frankie for no reason (one lovely little creature spent the night reciting […]
Buckeyes and Peanut Butter Balls Peanut butter balls are the first candy I ever made. They are super easy. The recipe I started with was very sweet. I have adapted it and come up with this yummy recipe. You can’t go wrong with peanut butter and chocolate! Buckeyes and Peanut Butter Balls Recipe Ingredients: […]
Molasses Cookie Molasses cookies make me think of my Great Uncle Hubert. He used to make them up and they were delicious. He always bragged about his famous recipe. This is not that recipe, but it is a good one, just as worthy of bragging rights. Molasses Cookies Recipe: Ingredients: 1 cup butter softened 1 […]
Day 20: Chewy, Creamy Caramels By far my VERY FAVORITE candy! Caramels are just chewy and creamy and amazing. These are actually pretty easy to make. It’s a great beginning candy along with melting chocolate. Heat it to the correct stage& stir and it will come out. Chewy, Creamy Caramels Ingredients: 1 cup butter (not […]
“Best Served Cold” by Tawdra Kandle is a great read. It is a well thought out and a wonderfully written book. Julia is a sophomore at Birch College in New Jersey studying Modern Journalism. Everything is just perfect in her life right now. Great friends, great job, a boyfriend who’s a senator`s son. He (Liam) […]
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Finest Peanut Brittle Candy I love peanut brittle. There is nothing like making a batch from scratch and tasting it as soon as it cools. This is actually really fast to make. Start to finish is about 30 minutes. Make sure you measure the butter and baking soda ahead of time. The temperature goes quickly […]
